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IOR/R/15/1/332
- Record Id:
- 040-000227778
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000131
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023104718.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/332
- Title:
- File 19/126 Bahrain Customs
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains a letter from Lt-Col Hugh Vincent Biscoe (the Political Resident in Bushire) to the Foreign Secretary of the Government on India in New Delhi.
The letter discusses the retention of the services of Mr. C. de Grenier as the Director of Customs in Bahrain but also contains a broader discussion of the state of Bahrain including the style of rule of Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the state's sources of income, a comparison between Bahrain and Kuwait and the work of Charles Belgrave (Shaikh Hamad's adviser).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227638
038-000227759
040-000227778 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/199-703 : Political Residency, Bushire: subject files
IOR/R/15/1/314-377 : File 19: Bahrain
IOR/R/15/1/332 : File 19/126 Bahrain Customs - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0003]/037-000227638[0006]/038-000227759[0019]/040-000227778
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (8 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000131
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1930
- End Date:
- 1930
- Date Range:
- 13 Feb 1930
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- A bound correspondence file. The main foliation system starts at the titlepage and is printed in the top right hand corner of each folio. A second foliation system is also present which is printed at the top of each page in the centre, commencing on folio 3.
- Former External References:
- A Series: 19/126
- Arrangement:
- File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)